{"sf1_id":null,"sf2_id":"mW3JwQvm","title":"You Blew Up The Bridges First","author":"Apolarbear17","words":355,"posted_at":"2026-07-06T15:33:45.000Z","tags":["Importance","Independence Day","July 4th","Metaphor","Poetry","Politics","Venting"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/mW3JwQvm-you-blew-up-the-bridges-first","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/mW3JwQvm","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"Finished writing and posted this poem the other day for the 4th of July, making it fit into the day by the skin of my teeth. It’s a vent piece about the celebration of the day and how it doesn’t slot so neatly into things like before. I’ve already talked plenty about my country this was just another spark to the firewood.   \n  \n Original post: [https://thegoodmanscorner.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/you-blew-up-the-bridges-first/](https://thegoodmanscorner.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/you-blew-up-the-bridges-first/)","content":"**You Blew Up The Bridges First**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;By: A.X. Bueno\u0026nbsp;**\n\nIt should be a special, celebratory day\u0026nbsp;\n\nAfter all it’s a true milestone for America’s birthday\u0026nbsp;\n\n250 years old and what a long, long road to get here\u0026nbsp;\n\nPeople should be celebrating but many probably won’t\u0026nbsp;\n\nToo exhausted and filled with anger and\u0026nbsp; uncertainty and fear\n\nSome will pretend to wonder how this could be\n\nBut I say the path’s pretty clear\n\nAll the pettiness, spiteful actions and destructive words\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd all of that is putting it very mildly\u0026nbsp;\n\nThere aren’t enough angry words to summarize the damage done\u0026nbsp;\n\nBut we’re expected to put that aside and celebrate as one\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd some of us certainly still will but there’s a dark undercurrent to the fun\u0026nbsp;\n\nFor we are deeply divided into those who see the many faults in our country currently\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd those who ignore the totality of it all to pretend it’s all going great or at least okay\u0026nbsp;\n\nPersonally it feels like it’s getting rougher over here day by day\u0026nbsp;\n\nWondering what next might break or be stripped away\u0026nbsp;\n\nWe’re living in such unpredictable times right now\u0026nbsp;\n\nSo don’t expect me to feel too joyous just because it’s America’s very special day\u0026nbsp;\n\nThere’s so much that’s been done for which no mere monetary amount can repay\u0026nbsp;\n\nSo I won’t just be distracted by the grilling or the fireworks and the festivities today\u0026nbsp;\n\nI will acknowledge all of the messy, brutal, unfair, unpleasant history of the U S of A\u0026nbsp;\n\nFor history is complex and not something you can hide from or make go away\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd that’s a big part of the current divide today\u0026nbsp;\n\nSo before you believe we owe it to you to mend this divide that has occurred\u0026nbsp;\n\nThere’s a lot to mend and acknowledge first\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd I do hope we can move forward as a nation and have more years to come\u0026nbsp;\n\nHonestly I’d prefer these turbulent times to simply be done\u0026nbsp;\n\nBut first I’m waiting for you to acknowledge all that’s been going wrong\u0026nbsp;\n\nAfter all the bridges are gone\u0026nbsp;\n\nBecause somewhere along the way you launched that first bomb\u0026nbsp;"}